Campaign’s Glare Greets Obama Visit

WASHINGTON (AP) – Presidential candidates are a common sight in Iowa as the 2016 campaign intensifies. But the White House hopefuls are now seeing competition from the man they’re running to succeed. On Monday, he announced that students applying for federal financial aid will be able to submit the required form – the FAFSA – in October, rather than later in January.

During a question-and-answer session with students in Des Moines, Iowa, Obama was asked Monday what his advice was for 17-year-old Malia.

Obama departed the Miller building at 3:27 p.m. after an aide used a brush to wipe dust off the president’s vehicle to make sure it still looked ideal .

He also held a town-hall event in the state, taking questions from residents who are in the thick of an…

President Barack Obama (R) speaks next to Education Secretary Arne Duncan during a town hall meeting on college accessibility on September 14, 2015 at North High School in Des Moines, Iowa.

President Obama did a little bit of politics during his Monday visit to Iowa but indicated he is still waiting before jumping all the way in.

“As an educator myself, I know Iowa reached this incredible achievement by empowering families and local leaders, not bureaucrats in D.C.”, Kaufman said.

Obama continued, pointing out incidents where some college students boycotted conservative speakers on the basis that they were offensive.

In 2008, Obama won Iowa, beating Clinton.

“A society’s values are reflected in where we put our time, our effort, our money”, Obama said in laying out what he thinks is important in education policy.

“Whether it’s Hillary Clinton or President Barack Obama, the Democratic Party is out of solutions and are simply repackaging the same stale partisan attacks and old ideas”, said a statement from Republican National Committee spokesman Fred Brown.

For Obama, keeping a Democrat in the White House could be crucial to the longevity of numerous actions he’s taken while in office. He has spoken highly of Clinton, his former secretary of state, and of his loyal Vice President Joe Biden, who is weighing whether to make a late entry into the race.

He also made a strong statement against “anti-immigration sentiment” he’s heard from 2016 presidential candidates, saying it “runs counter to who we are”.

‘First of all, I didn’t hear this candidate say that.